@monkey123 don't worry man, I'm there with you. It's funny the first one or two times encountered the trope, but that's how it works for every trope. After the first or second time, it's boring, and in this case so overused it's disgusting. The trope was only funny because it wasn't expected, but now it is expected, so all humor has left it.
And I'd say that it is the author's fault, for deciding to use the trope. It's become so standard that you'd think they'd get in trouble for NOT using it.